A day tour of Abu Dhabi from Dubai

Abu Dhabi is an oil reach capital of the UAE, located 145 KM away from Dubai and connected by E11, the longest highway of the UAE. Abu Dhabi is an island surrounded by several other islands, including Yas island famous for Ferrari park and Yas water-world. 

Aldar headquarters building, Al Raha, Abu Dhabi

We boarded bus E100 to Abu dhabi from Al Ghubaiba bus station, Dubai in the morning. The ticket was 25 AED per person, and bus was having quite comfortable seats and free WiFi connectivity. 

Decorations on the highway near Abu Dhabi

We reached Abu Dhabi central bus station in 2 hours, from there we boarded city transportation bus:54 to Sheikh Zayed grand mosque. 

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi

For more information please check my post: Sheikh Zayed grand mosque, Abu dhabi

We returned to the central bus station by the same bus:54 and changed to bus:34 to Emirates Palace Hotel. This is a huge palace hotel and among the most beautiful hotels of UAE. You can have a reservation in any of the restaurants inside of the hotel campus, if you want to visit the interiors of the hotel. 

Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi

Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi

We walked for few minutes towards Marina mall, this road gives the best view of Abu Dhabi Corniche skyline. 

Corniche, Abu Dhabi

The marina mall is the biggest mall of Abu Dhabi. From Marina mall, we boarded the bus: 63 for Corniche public beach. It is a clean beach with lots of activities like bike hiring, cycling, surfing, etc. 

Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi

After spending 2 hours on the beach, we returned to the Central bus station by bus:34 and back to Dubai by intercity bus: E100.

Map with Abu Dhabi bus routes